Travel Review: Luxury Australia Family Vacation - Sydney Bridge Climb, Sydney Opera House, Adelaide

Review by traveler

Robert H.

4.13.2011

General Info

Traveler Review

Which Country (Countries) did you visit on this trip?

Australia

Your overall comments on the trip and the travel company:

This Australia travel agency - and our consultant Candice, were great to work with. We were not easy clients, constantly making changes and she easily adapted. Was our first time using a travel company and would not hesitate to use them or recommend them, especially for a trip to Australia. We did fly premium economy and that ended up being a good choice. Provided more amenities and room than economy for not a lot of increase in pricing. For that length of trip, definitely worth it! Also - having private transportation made everything so much easier for us. Always a courteous driver who helped with everything. There is a little extra cost, but very much worth as well!

What were the most enjoyable or memorable parts of your trip?

There were several parts that were absolutely terrific. The best of which was the Sydney Bridge Climb. Even if one is afraid of heights, this is a "Must Do" My wife is afraid of heights, but she said the one thing she was more afraid of was everyone else doing and talking about how unbelievable it was - and her having to listen to the talk. Did the twilight - up in the day and down in the night, it was great! (Plenty of city light) It did rain a bit at the top, but was not a problem, they provide rain gear. Also did the classic bike tour - that was a really great way to see a lot of the Sydney quickly. We also did on our own - a backstage tour of the Sydney Opera House we really enjoyed that. (We did not have the agency book as it was a last minute decision once there!)

If you could take your trip again, what would you do differently?

We were really only able to spend 9 days on the ground and think if we could do over again (and if we could have), might have spent a couple of extra days. We stayed in Adelaide only one night and did not get a whole lot out of it, but that was as much our doing as anything. Might have cut out the first night in Sydney and added a second in Adelaide so we could have done more. Would have liked to have seen Melbourne as well. Also - again, due to our restrictions, would like to have done the Great Barrier. (They had it scheduled but that was one of the changes we had to make !) Would have also, with more time, done a wine tour.

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